by Mark Travis | Nov 15, 2021 | Arbitration, FLSA
In Reeves, et al. v. Enterprise Products Partners, LP (10th Cir., No. 20-5020, 11/09/2021), three employees were hired by staffing companies and assigned to work for Enterprise Products. The employees sued Enterprise claiming violations of the Fair Labor Standards...
by Mark Travis | Jul 6, 2021 | Arbitration
In Boykin v. Family Dollar Stores of Michigan (6th Cir., No. 20-1153, 07/01/21), Boykin filed an employment suit against Family Dollar Stores. Asserting that Boykin “e-signed” an arbitration contract covering his claims, Family Dollar moved to compel arbitration and...
by Mark Travis | Jul 6, 2021 | Labor Law
In Adamo Demolition Company v. International Union of Operating Engineers (6th Cir., No. 20-1163, 07/02/2021), the Company sued the Union and its president for various tort claims arising out of a dispute over staffing one of the Company’s projects. The trial...
by Mark Travis | May 31, 2021 | ADA, FMLA, Retaliation and Whistle-Blowing, Title VII
In Wyatt v. Nissan North America, (6th Cir., No. 20-5021, 05/28/21), Plaintiff Wyatt, a Project Manager for Nissan, appealed the decision of Judge Richardson of the Middle District of Tennessee, which had granted summary judgment as to Wyatt’s various employment...
by Mark Travis | May 31, 2021 | Retaliation and Whistle-Blowing, Title VII
In Jackson v. Genesee County (MI) Road Commission (6th Cir., No. 20-1334, 05/27/2021) the plaintiff Jackson served as the Human Resources Director for the defendant Genesee County Road Commission (GCRC). Jackson claimed the GCRC discharged her in retaliation for her...
